# agba
## Finnish
### Etymology

From Edo ágbá.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈɑɡbɑ/, [ˈɑ̝ɡbɑ̝]
* Rhymes: -ɑɡbɑ
* Hyphenation: ag‧ba

### Noun

agba
* agba (Prioria balsamifera, syn. Gossweilerodendron balsamiferum)

#### Declension

Possessive forms of agba (Kotus type 9/kala, no gradation) :
first-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agbani
agbani
accusative
nom.
agbani
agbani
gen.
agbani
genitive
agbani
agbojeni agbaini $^{rare}$
partitive
agbaani
agbojani
inessive
agbassani
agboissani
elative
agbastani
agboistani
illative
agbaani
agboihini
adessive
agballani
agboillani
ablative
agbaltani
agboiltani
allative
agballeni
agboilleni
essive
agbanani
agboinani
translative
agbakseni
agboikseni
abessive
agbattani
agboittani
instructive
comitative
—agboineni
second-person singular possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agbasi
agbasi
accusative
nom.
agbasi
agbasi
gen.
agbasi
genitive
agbasi
agbojesi agbaisi $^{rare}$
partitive
agbaasi
agbojasi
inessive
agbassasi
agboissasi
elative
agbastasi
agboistasi
illative
agbaasi
agboihisi
adessive
agballasi
agboillasi
ablative
agbaltasi
agboiltasi
allative
agballesi
agboillesi
essive
agbanasi
agboinasi
translative
agbaksesi
agboiksesi
abessive
agbattasi
agboittasi
instructive
comitative
—agboinesi
first-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agbamme
agbamme
accusative
nom.
agbamme
agbamme
gen.
agbamme
genitive
agbamme
agbojemme agbaimme $^{rare}$
partitive
agbaamme
agbojamme
inessive
agbassamme
agboissamme
elative
agbastamme
agboistamme
illative
agbaamme
agboihimme
adessive
agballamme
agboillamme
ablative
agbaltamme
agboiltamme
allative
agballemme
agboillemme
essive
agbanamme
agboinamme
translative
agbaksemme
agboiksemme
abessive
agbattamme
agboittamme
instructive
comitative
—agboinemme
second-person plural possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agbanne
agbanne
accusative
nom.
agbanne
agbanne
gen.
agbanne
genitive
agbanne
agbojenne agbainne $^{rare}$
partitive
agbaanne
agbojanne
inessive
agbassanne
agboissanne
elative
agbastanne
agboistanne
illative
agbaanne
agboihinne
adessive
agballanne
agboillanne
ablative
agbaltanne
agboiltanne
allative
agballenne
agboillenne
essive
agbananne
agboinanne
translative
agbaksenne
agboiksenne
abessive
agbattanne
agboittanne
instructive
comitative
—agboinenne
third-person possessor
singular
plural
nominative
agbansa
agbansa
accusative
nom.
agbansa
agbansa
gen.
agbansa
genitive
agbansa
agbojensa agbainsa $^{rare}$
partitive
agbaansa
agbojaan agbojansa
inessive
agbassaan agbassansa
agboissaan agboissansa
elative
agbastaan agbastansa
agboistaan agboistansa
illative
agbaansa
agboihinsa
adessive
agballaan agballansa
agboillaan agboillansa
ablative
agbaltaan agbaltansa
agboiltaan agboiltansa
allative
agballeen agballensa
agboilleen agboillensa
essive
agbanaan agbanansa
agboinaan agboinansa
translative
agbakseen agbaksensa
agboikseen agboiksensa
abessive
agbattaan agbattansa
agboittaan agboittansa
instructive
comitative
—agboineen agboinensa :

## Igala
### Alternative forms

* ágbáà

### Etymology 1

Cognate with Yoruba agbọ̀n

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /á.ɡ͡bà/

#### Noun

ágbà
* basket

#### References

* John Idakwoji (2015 February 12) An Ígálá-English Lexicon, Partridge Publishing Singapore, →ISBN

### Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbọ̀n and Yoruba àgbàn, ultimately proposed to be derived from Proto-Yoruboid *à-ɡbã̀, equivalent to *à- (“nominalizing prefix”) +‎ *ɡbã̀

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bà/

#### Noun

àgbà
* chin

## Itsekiri
### Etymology 1

From a- (“agent prefix”) +‎ gbá (“to sweep”), literally “The one that sweeps”.

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡ͡bá/

#### Noun

agbá
* sweeper

### Etymology 2

Cognate with Yoruba àgbà

#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bá/

#### Noun

àgbà
* elder
    Synonym: ẹlígbó

## Nupe
### Etymology

From Yoruba àgbá

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bá/

### Noun

àgbá (plural àgbázhì)
* cannon
* field gun

## Yoruba
### Etymology 1
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bà/

#### Noun

àgbà
* adult, elder
    Synonym: arúgbó
* senior institution or entity
    Ìṣẹ̀ṣe làgbà ― Ìṣẹ̀ṣe is the most senior institution of the Yoruba

##### Derived terms

* adàgbàmádanú (“an insult”)
* àgbà ọ̀jẹ̀ (“expert”)
* àgbàkágbà (“bad adult”)
* àgbàlagbà (“adult”)
* àgbààyà

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bá/

#### Noun

àgbá
* (geometry) cylinder, a term for an object or entity that is cylindrical in shape
** a type of Yoruba drum in the gbẹ̀du family of drums, historically played by members of the senior religious and political group, the Ògbóni
** barrel, cylinder
** wheel
** cannon
    Synonym: ìbọn àgbá

##### Derived terms

* àgbá afẹ́fẹ́-àmísínú (“oxygen cylinder”)

### Etymology 3
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /à.ɡ͡bá/

#### Noun

àgbá
* the plants Alafia multiflora and Landolphia togolana

### Etymology 4
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡ͡bā/

#### Noun

agba
* the plant Prioria balsamifera

### Etymology 5
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡ͡bā/

#### Noun

agba
* the plants Entada gigas and Motandra paniculata (syn. Motandra guineensis, which are primarily used to make ropes

##### Derived terms

* okùn agba

##### Related terms

* igbà (“a type of rope used for climbing”)

### Etymology 6
#### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ā.ɡ͡bā/

#### Noun

agba
* a type of drum played by the Ìlàjẹ and Ìkálẹ̀ people